Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.8° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 4PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (14 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu morning).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
1
N
5
1.2
N
6
1.4
N
6
2.2
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.1
N
7
1.5
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.3
N
8
1.1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.4
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
40
41
41
41
41
55
92
144
434
260
181
130
237
268
201
157
105
58
26
16
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
35
N
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
SSW
25
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:45AM1.71m
10:59PM1.62m
11:26AM1.68m
11:40PM1.59m
12:09PM1.65m
Low Tide
4:47PM0.26m
5:05AM0.18m
5:28PM0.31m
5:44AM0.25m
6:11PM0.37m
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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6:33
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6:31
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6:30
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7:30
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7:30
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7:31
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1
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1
5
3
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1
1
1
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Temp °C
15
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
17
15
12
12
11
10
10
10
13
15
15
13
9
Feels °C
15
17
16
17
16
14
14
13
14
10
6
7
8
6
7
7
7
10
10
8
3
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